UNILAG student accuses lecturer of raping her in his office

A non-governmental organisation, Inclusive Social Welfare and Empowerment Foundation (IncludiveSWEF), where the victim reported the case, corroborated her assertions, saying rather than the lecturer attending to the undergraduate’s result issues, he raped her on August 16, 2023.

After being approached, InclusiveSWEF reported the case to the gender unit of Lagos Police Command, and through the OC Gender, the state CP, Idowu Owohunwa, issued a warrant of arrest for the lecturer through the state High Court and involved the Vice Chancellor of the university.

Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, saying "the lecturer is to appear in court in the coming days."

Reacting to the development, the spokesperson for UNILAG, Adejoke Alaga-Ibraheem said that the university was aware of an investigation involving an employee of the university.

She said, “UNILAG Management, on August 28, received a letter from the Nigeria Police Force, inviting an employee of the university for questioning. The employee was immediately informed of the development and advised to comply.

“On August 29, the employee complied. While we are not yet privy to the full details of the incident that led to the arrest of the employee, we are fully aware that the investigation is ongoing and we are cooperating with security agencies to ensure that the matter is resolved in the interest of justice.”

The UNILAG spokesperson expressed confidence that the school authority would get to the root of the matter.